A rabies outbreak in Ithumba elephant reserve could spell disaster - BBC wildlife

A rabid dog breaks into Ithumba elephant reserve and attacks a group of keepers and young elephants. Jonathan Scott goes to the sanctuary to witness the damage.

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• african
• elephants
• elephant
• animal
• health
• endangered
• animals
• wild
• rabies
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[Grimreaperheadbangin]

rage rabies means ZOMBIEEESSS

[skramamme]

@Juelzsanpana Actually rabies in humans causes exactly the same symptoms, including hydrophobia, excessive salivation, paralysis and death. And whilst very few people in developed countries like the US die from rabies, people in poorer countries who don't have access to the vaccine contract and die from rabies all the time.

The West =/= the world, so get your facts straight before making such ridiculous statements.

[SuperShit411]

DID THEY JUST BURN THE DOG?

[JOHN316503]

To all the ignorant people in this world!! RABIES IS FATAL IN HUMANS AS SOON AS THE SYMPTOMS START!!!!

[TangoSlapp]

I would be scared if I pick up a phone and said one word - "RABIES!!!!!"

[valarmanwe]

@Juelzsanpana Huum. Very few people die from rabies, comparatively. Far, far more people die from malaria. But that`s because far, far more people contract malaria.

About 55000 people - worldwide - contract rabies each year. And all of them die.

There is of course the case of Giana Guisee ( forgive the spelling ). But hers is a case so rare it - to my knowledge - has never been seen before or since.

The only other disease I`ve ever heard of that has such a mortality rate is curu - CJD.

[Saureusisnofun]

The tetanus shot will protect you from a bacteria called clostridium tetani for 8 years before a booster is needed. Rabies is a virus, you will not get a vaccine unless you are bitten by an animal that has rabies or if you are bitten and they don't know (bats are problems). ~5000 Americans get it each year but progression is so slow the vaccine can be given after the bite and transmission of rabies and you will still be ok. Almost no one in the US gets real sick with rabies because of this.

[icedragonSg]

@AndrewEpicWins Yeah it is for animals. Except it kills you too fast and doesn't effect humans like that.

[toomdevil]

@Grimreaperheadbangin Well I got a tetnis shot the other day so im Okay! XD



[SupremeAmerican]

@Juelzsanpana it happens all the time. some countries cannot afford to help rabies infected humans, and those people go untreated, and always die. the symptoms are identical. One case has been recorded of a human surviving rabies without the full vaccine and treatment.

[Juelzsanpana]

@toomdevil humans can get rabies... It just doesn't have the same affects on humans.. and very few people die from rabies... VERY few